Monday, August 5, 2013

The Bunnies of the Lighthouse

The subject of snow bunnies must be approached cautiously
and with due reverence;it is not
a matter to be taken lightly.

To be able to see snow bunnies, a person needs preparation;
it is a lot like allowing your eyes to get used to the dark.But the dark in this
caseis the wonderful darkwhere the snow bunnies live, and the
eyes may take a very very long time to adjust;because that darkness is lit, but with a different kind of
light.

Accordingly, we shall not directly address the delicate subject
of snow bunnies tonight.Instead,
we shall begin with their forerunners, the Bunnies of the Lighthouse.I first learned of these from our
son, over twenty years ago, when he had just turned five.From out of nowhere, a propos of
nothing at all, he cried out -- or some voice from the realm of angels, called
out from within him:

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